The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-11-16
Or TIE CLARiox.s
The University of Mississippi.

This is another State educational in
stitution of which the Commonwealth
may well be proud. In my articles on
these State institutions, have taken
the last first, and the first last. The
youngest of them all is the /. /. and c.,
located in this city. The oldest is Mis-
sissippi University. / do not propose
to discuss the matters so thoroughly |
ventilated by Senator George and Prof.
Mayes. / only want TO bring before the
citizens of the State some interesting |
facts in relation TO the University.
At the end of October, the first month |
of the session, POS students had been |
a larger number than had |
been enrolled during the entire session |
of 1S85-S6-87. From the catalogues
issued, three important facts may be de
duced:
LIST. The list of the members of Board
of Trustees, including the living and the
dead, tends TO inspire confidence in an
institution governed by body of men,
most of whom are distinguished for
their success in the learned profes-
sions.
I'd. When we scan the names of those
who have filed the various chairs in the
University, we cannot but be impressed
by the evidence of the wisdom of the
Board of Trustees in its selection of in
structors furnished by the high posi-
tions to which many of these Professors
have been called. Four of the former
members of the Faculty, are now at the
head of great institutions of learning
DR.. A. z. Barnard, President of Column
bia College, New York City; DR.. L. c.
Garland, Chancellor of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, Tenn; DIR. ]. n.
Waddel, Chancellor of the Southwest
ern Presbyterian University, Clarks-
vile, Tenn; DIR. r. w. Jones, President
of the Industrial Institute and College,
Columbus, Miss; Judge A. B. Long
street, after his resignation of the presi-
dency of the University of Mississippi,
was elected President Of South Carolina
University; DIR. n. Nj. Crawford, the
first professor of metaphysics and ethics,
was subsequently President of George
town College, KY, until his death made
his place vacant; DR.. G. F. Holmes, the
first President, at the close of his short
term of one year, was elected to pro-
fessorship in the University OF Virginia,
a position which he still fills; DIR. A. Z.
Bledsoe, resigned the professorship of
mathematics and astronomy, to accept a
chair in the same institution; DIR. +. w.
Hilgard left the University to accept
call from the University of Michigan,
and subsequently went to the Univer-
sity of California; Gen. F, A. Shoup is
now member of the Faculty of the
University of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn; Col. L. Q. G. Lamar, the most
illustrious name in the list just before
the war, exchanged seat in Congress
for professorship in the University.
Several years after he resigned his
chair, and entered upon his career as a
national statesman, advancing from the
lower House in Congress to the Senate,
and there to a seat IN President Cleve-
lands Cabinet.
The present list of Professors contains
the names of the most able Instructors
in the country. This list may be seen
by reference to the last catalogue.
Among this able corps of Professors, I
may be allowed to mention the name of
DIR. A. j. Quinche. | have known him
for more than thirty years, and have al
ways esteemed him for his scholarly at
tainments, and his sterling integrity.
He married lady who was one OF my
parishioners in Washington City; a
young lady than whom none was more
respected and loved in all my congrega
ton. | thank God that she still lives,
and continues to be real helpmeet TO
her honored husband. Prof. Quinche
saved the property of the University
during the late war.
3d. The roll of the alumni, beginning
in the Department of Arts In 1901, and
in the Law Department in 1896, and
en- ling in 1887, presents very large
proportional number of names OF whom
their Alma Mater may justly proud.
The University is not yet forty years
old, having been inaugurated IN lo4S-
almost in its infancy when compared
with such Universities as Brown and
Harvard and Yale; and yet she has
many sons who have attained to dlstlnc-
ton. Two of these sons, the late Judge
III. II. Chalmers, and Judge j. Nj. Ar
mold, have been appointed to the SUI
preme Court of Mississippi. Hon. Ill.
d. Money and IL. l.. MuIdrow, were for
several terms members of Congress.
John NJ. Allen, and =. L. Stockdale, are
elected to the next Congress. A large
number of the Circuit Judges and
Chancellors, and District Attorneys in
the State, are alumni of the University.
In the Legislature they are numerous
enough to have almost controlling in
huence in shaping legislation In the
two State colleges and In the State Uni
versity they are to be found. DR.. Ed
ward Mayes, Professor of Law and
Chairman of the Faculty, and r. b.
Fulton, Professor of Physics and As
tronomy, In the latter; Prof. Dabney
Lipscomb, in the A. and NJ. College;
and Miss Sallie Wick Hill, in the L. L.
& G.
Two Professors of Mississippi College
R. NJ. Leavell, and j. NJ. Sharpe-are
alumni of the University. And the
alumni of the University to be found as
Professors in many colleges III o'her
States.
Many of the alumni of the University |
are ministers of marked ability, In the |
various denominations; for example, |
DR.. T. d. Witherspoon, of Louisville,
KY; DR.. Jerre Witherspoon, of Nash |
vile, Tenn. DIR. G. B. Galloway, Bishop |
of the NJ. E. Church South. A COM
plete list of those who have reflected |
honor upon the institution, which gave
them their intellectual training, would |
form a long honor roll. The people OF |
the State ought to love and foster aa in |
stitution which has done so much tor |
the sons of Mississippi. The University |
has bright prospect for the future. II
its usefulness is not interfered with by |
unfriendly legislation. And this can
not be. / am confident that all our |
State educational institutions will be
amply provided for by our Legislature.
To suppose otherwise, would be to re-
fleet upon the intelligence of that re-
spectacle body. Let the Legislature
devise some means by which equaliza-
ton in taxes may be effected, and the
Treasury of the State will soon be filed
to overlooking, and the burdens of taxa
ton to those who render true account
of their property will be greatly les
sened. 1t is a burning shame that 50
many of our wealthy citizens do not
render to the assessors just account OF
their property. This crying evil, this
heinous sin, demands the attention of the
Legislature; and / trust it will not be
ignored by the incoming lawmakers of
the State. Let justice be done, though
the heavens fall" Respectfully,
THos. @. TEAsDALE.
Columbus, Nov. s, 1887.